Norwegian Offshore Industry Authority (Havtil)

The Norwegian Marine Industry Authority (Havtil) is a government supervisory and administrative body with authority responsibility for safety, working environment, emergency preparedness and security within the marine industry.

News

Courtesy Jan Tore Tangvik; Equinor
Valemon gas and condensate field
Havtil’s follow‑up requests signal continued regulatory scrutiny, particularly as operators integrate more complex control systems and hybrid energy solutions into North Sea operations...
June 3, 2026
Courtesy Odfjell Drilling
Deepsea Bollsta offshore drilling rig
Havtil’s investigation into the Troll Field well control incident highlights critical failures in well barriers, unqualified technology use and planning deficiencies that it says...
May 20, 2026
The West Elara jackup will deploy to the Atla, Bygve and Skirne fields close to the Heimdal complex in the North Sea, following approval from Havtil.
Feb. 26, 2026
Courtesy Offshore Marine Contractors Ltd.
Haven accommodation unit
The audit concluded that Macro’s working environment management was deficient due to weak governing documents, inadequate analyses and decision-making processes, limited employee...
Jan. 23, 2026
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority has ordered Equinor and Island Offshore to tighten safety management procedures at the Visund Field in the North Sea and onboard the Island...
Nov. 12, 2025
Courtesy Odfjell Drilling
Deepsea Nordkapp rig
A crew member on the semisubmersible Deepsea Nordkapp has to be flown to shore for treatment after being struck in the body during a lifting operation. The Norwegian Ocean Industry...
Oct. 21, 2025
Courtesy Ole Jørgen Bratland/Equinor
Oseberg Field Center offshore Norway
A recent incident at the Equinor-operated Oseberg H normally unmanned wellhead platform in the Norwegian North Sea is being investigated.
June 10, 2025
Courtesy Ole Jørgen Bratland, Equinor
Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkøya
Equinor has authorization from the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) to install a new connection point on the Snøhvit gas pipeline in the Barents Sea offshore northern...
May 19, 2025
Courtesy Thomas Sola/Equinor
Njord A
The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) is investigating an oil spill from the Equinor-operated Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea at the end of last year.
March 18, 2025
Courtesy Oyvind Hagen/Statoil.
Åsgard A production vessel
Equinor must respond to an investigation conducted by the Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) into an incident onboard the Åsgard A production vessel in the Norwegian ...
Jan. 14, 2025

Articles

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Havtil is investigating incidents of decompression sickness at the Goliat Field, and the authority also explains why it rejected a Shelf Drilling AoC jackup application.
June 11, 2024
Courtesy Harald Pettersen/ Equinor
The Valemon platform in the North Sea
Havtil has given its consent to Norske Shell for decommissioning and removal activities at the Knarr Field in the northern North Sea.
May 14, 2024
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is urging extra vigilance among offshore facility and vessel operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Sept. 26, 2022
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The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) is monitoring potential threats to Norway’s petroleum industry posed by the war in Ukraine.
April 9, 2022

Additional content from Norwegian Offshore Industry Authority (Havtil)

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A survey of temporarily plugged and abandoned (P&A’d) wells offshore Norway this year shows that numbers have doubled between 2022 and 2024.
Nov. 20, 2024